The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-28
THE CREl[ATORY....
THE COUNCIL HEALTH COMMITTEES
Again Considers this Never Eaa,ag Source
OF iIroubls..some Of tho Defects In
the Wind Shattered shed.-Ths
Present Status 4 Of Affairs.

That wind.ahattered, ditapidated ZION
ntructure on Top Of Wheeling hill, known
as the dty garbage crema.ory. was asain
an interesting topic Of discussion before a
meeting Of the Council Committee on
Health last evening. The preson. condl.
ton Of things at tho crematory, briefly
stated, Is as follows: The furnaces with
their natural goa attachments are in con.
dition 10 do the work required Of them.
The iron shed built over the furnaces Is
in anything but good condition. In tho
fret place 1t was not constructed in n prop.
or manner or according to specifications,
After the building was erected Buperin.
tendent serig reported to the committee
at one OF it8 meetings. that there was one
especially weak place, held by only one
bolt, that was liable to succumb to q
heavy wind and that he had ptopped II
in part. The next morning there was d
violent wind and rain storm and the iron
shed was oil but twisted OF ita founds.
tions. The west aide was bulged In like
a balloon and tho entire building consider.
ably wrenched. II was left In 8ueh con.
dition that should another heavy wind
prevail, equal In force 10 thnt which 90
dsmoralized II, 1t Is almost certain tha.
the concern would BIZ tappled over and
It's fall would be likely to destroy the fur
naces. .- II
Tho specifications called for ventilators
in the roof, but none were provided. It
will bs simply impossible, at least during
the hot months when tho crematory will
DO most used, In case 1t is ever 90 that 1t
can. be used, for mon to work at a fur
mace where the heat will be sufficient 10
melt bteel, without ventilation. II
The specifications called for n "tele.
graph" Tor lifting the Ida, and this the
contractor also failed 70 provide. His at.
.en!ion being called to this defect he en-.
gagged Sweeney 4 Son to supply one. His
attention was also called to the lack Of
ventilation and the effect OF tho wind
atorm, but to Health Officer Reeds letters
on these matters he has paid no attention
IS yet.
Sweeney 4 Son built Telegraph" buI
it was found, to be too light for the heavy
lids, bending under their weight. The
firm then started to make another, which
1t promises 10 have in readiness by noon 10.
day. The Wheeling Hinge Company has
completed and put in position the bridges
over which the carts will be backed To the
dumping holes, and last night the commit.
tee audited Its bill Of S4l5 for this work.
A bill from the same company for some
iron funnela to be used in dumping vas
lsid on the table, So they are not properly
made; also, a bill for come brick work.
The committee firmly resolved last nigh!
that it would not accept the building In
its present condition. NJ. v. Smith, the
contractor, has. already been notified to
this effect and will BIZ notified again. The
building could be proppsd up and secured
by guys go sR to be OF eercice bnt it would
have to be done before ercountering an.
other heavy wind storm.
Health officer Reed was instructed 10
confer with Solicitor Caldwell and learn
whether the city, after the notices that
have been sent to Mr.. Smith, could FIRE up
the furnaces and 90 to work without In.
curing any liability for the building. In
csse this can be done, the furnaces will be
fired up this afternoon and prepared for
work. II not, tbs institution will be
allowed to stand for another period.
Notwithstanding the difficulty and trou.
BILE csueed by the failure OF the crenstory
to he in condition to be ueed, and. the
provisions of the "Baird pure water law"
prohibiting the throwing Of ohal, ETC.,
into running streams, Health Officer Reed
has been proceeding slowly but surely
with the work OF neeing the city cleaned
and that vaults we're properly taken careof.
The refuse collected be has had hauled to
the country.